Just been busy..

Been helping out a friend doing a housesitting job for her.. so tied up alot.. but that is ok.. sure helps me get my crocheting done.. lol.

Anyways.. I did make to the fair this year.. mostly to go and see the Three Dog Night.. nice concert.. I did make it to a couple of buildings.. of course the Agricultural Grange building.. where I saw a ton of veggies.. smile.. just wanted to know how it compared with mine.. lol..

And I went to the Creative Arts building.. have to say I wasnt impressed this year.. only half the entries from last year.. I took pics, but need to wait to get some batteries to download them.. burned out the batteries.. grin..

On the Crochet front.. I finished the pink sneaker slippers.. they came out nice.. hope to get pictures done tomorrow or so.. and I started the cupcake slippers.. they are coming nice.. almost got the first one done.. working on the cupcake topper now.. and then got the cherry.. cant wait to show you the pictures of those too.. smile..

Well.. that is my update now.. talk to you all later..

Starting a new project.. So adorable..

I am still working on the last pair of sneaker slippers.. but also decided to start this today as she needs it by the end of the month.. these are so adorable.. and happily.. I had all the yarn in the house for this project.

The pattern is sold on Etsy.. and best part.. I can sell these made on Etsy.. have to love this designer.. You can see a direct link to where to get the pattern.. HERE.. 

Purple Sneaker Slippers

Hi.. didnt get here yesterday.. did alot of running around with shopping and stuff. I going thru a nasty bout of fibro, so am fighting thru the pain and lethargic feeling I get from it.. gets to be unpleasant.

These sneaker slippers are made of Herrschaners Whisper Soft and edged in Carons Simply Soft. I was asked to make these in light purple and thought this was a pretty combo. This is one of my favorite patterns to use. I got these on Sue's Crochet and Knitting.  She has a ton of free patterns and links... and has a great blog.. you should check it out.. 

A direct link to the sneakers can be found here.. I am now working on a pair of pink and white ones in regular worsted weight yarn.  I think it is Red Heart but not sure.. 

Final Garden Update this month.. Tomatoes..

I didnt get on yesterday.. Had alot to do, and my friend, Ruth asked me too meet her for lunch.. nice to get out.. smile.. we went to Denny's and I cheated big time.. hey.. not like I do that much.  Anyways, I got most of everything done that I wanted to do yesterday..

Sneaker slippers: I got one done completely (except for the tie) and one almost done, doing the sides.  I should finish that today and start the next pair, these in pink and white. I hope to have completed pictures tomorrow..

As for my tomatoes, they are going like crazy.. all of them have a ton, and we all have been enjoying them both in salads, just eating, and of course, fried green tomatoes.. I dont know if you ever had them, they are a southern dish, and my boyfriend and I make them totally different.. I make them Italian style.. dipped in eggs and then in seasoned bread crumbs. He makes them dipped only in seasoned flour. Like them both ways..

Garden Update - Eggplant and Peppers

I know I told you I would have pictures of the slippers.. but didnt get around to taking them yet.. I am almost finished with the first one.. figured I would wait until I finished it.. so for today I am going to show you pictures of my garden.. this time my eggplant and peppers..

My eggplants are about this big all over.. I have about a dozen now.. looks like I will be passing alot of them on.. lol.. I love eggplant.. breaded and fried.. eat it plain, in sandwiches, and of course eggplant parmesan.. Often we will fry these up with zucchini, yellow squash, and tomatoes and use it as a topping for spaghetti.. mmmmm.. 

Now my peppers are another story.. this year I just am not getting the peppers I usually get.. dont know why.. different plants? By now, my pepper plants should be loaded with peppers.. and they arent.. I have a few.. and not even alot of flowers.. I may actually have to buy peppers this year. sigh.

Update on My Garden - Acorn Squash and Cucumbers

Well.. I finally figured out what kind of squash this one was..obviously an acorn.. never grew these before in buckets.. so it is an experience.. even one is good.. since I didnt pay for the seeds.. grin..

 These are pictures of my two buckets of cucumber plants.. as you can see they are growing nicely.. a ton of flowers.. so hoping to see some cucumbers in the next couple of weeks.. I just let them grow along the chainlink fence every year.. and it seems to be a good spot, cos I get a ton of them.. would love to make cucumber pickles.. but cant eat the salt.. sigh.. any other ideas on what you can use cucumbers for??

Zebra Slippers are Finished!!

Actually I finished them yesterday, but had a headache and just chilled and read a book all evening.. did a lot of stuff the last couple of days.. major house work.. gardening.. stuff like that..

Monday we had NO water.. major water break on our street.. sigh.. so had to hit the store and get 10 gallons of water to water the garden and have water for us and the pets.. still using bottled water as our water when turned back on.. came out reddish yellowish in color.. ugh..

Yesterday, our dog had his yearly visit with the vet.. they had to do a lot of tests on him as he was having problems.. he may have Diabetes Insipidus.. His blood and urine tests came out normal.. except for fact his urine wasnt concentrated.. sigh.. only I would end up with a dog with DI.

Anyways.. here are the completed slippers.. if you want to order them (these are made to order.. nor ready to order).. the prices are $8 for infant, $9 - $10 for Toddler to child, $11 - $12 for teens to adults.. Hope you like them.. I thought they came cute..

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